we arrived after a 13 hour train ride through some beautiful countryside. the hostel is a short bus ride out of venice [ but not to bad ] it is new and clean, nothing to do if you want to party but ideal for us. day one was the site seeing bit, we went by boat to st marks square and had a look around all very grand, the crowds were massive which spoilt it , but what do expect. hundreds of pidgeons [ s***ing on your head] nice! we wandered back through the narrow steets or alleys, you need map readin skills! the weather was perfect. the cost of everything is so high, we could blow a hole in the budget if not carefull. Venice is very beautiful and all the buildings are stunning, we went into a small church and even this was amazing. glad we visited but i think 2 days is enough! well on to Rome next